Improvement in bolt-holder and clamping-tool



F. NORRIS & 0.13. SWEET. Bolt-Holder and Clamping-T001. No.199,220Patented Jan. 15, 1878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. FRED NORRIS AND CLAYTON E. SWEET, OF WAPPINGERS FALLS, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOLT-HOLDER AND CLAMPlNG-TOOL.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 199,220, dated January15, 1878; application filed November 27,1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FRED NORRIS and CLAYTONE. SW'EET, of Wappingers Falls, in the county of Dutchess and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Combined Tire-Bolt Holder andClamping- Tool, of which the following is a specificaothers an improvedcombination-tool, that may be used for the purpose of holding thetire-bolts for screwing on their nuts, also for coupling shafts intoposition on the axles, for putting on the clip-bars of axle-clips, andfor clamping purposes generally.

The invention consists of a fixed fork at the end of a frame, carrying ascrew for adjusting a movable standard, having a conical teat forbearing on the tire-bolt, a recessed top, with clamp-screw, forattaching the shaft securely thereto, and also a bottom rest-piece, thatworks in connection with a fixed bottom pin, for securing the clips totheir connecting clip-bars.

Referring to the drawing, A represents the supporting-frame of ourimproved combination-tool, and B the screw that passes longitudinallythrough the open interior part of the frame, and turns in end bearingsof the same, being revolved by a hand-wheel, B, at one end of frame A.To the opposite end of frame A is attached a fixed standard, 0, that ismade of fork shape at the upper part, while a movable post, D, travels,by a nut portion fitted onto the screw, of frame A, either forward orbackward, according as the screw is turned in one or the oppositedirection.

The upper part of the movable post D is provided with a projecting teat,a, that extends toward the forked standard, so as to bear on the end ofthe tire-bolt, while the standard bears on the inside of the felly, asshown in Fig. 1.

By clamping the forked standard and teat tightly to the felly and bolt,the latter is realong guides tained, and admits the screwing on of thenut, the forked standard facilitating the convenient application of thewrench to the nut.

In this manner the nuts may be quickly and easily screwed on without theannoying turning of the bolt when trying to screw on the nut.

The upper part of the movable standard D is recessed sufficiently toaccommodate the inserting of a shaft and clamping the same tightly by aset-screw, b.

When the fork is placed back of the axle the shaft-eye may, by means ofthe movable post that is screwed forward, be conveniently inserted intoits bearing, the anti-rattling rubber block compressed, and the pivot-bolt passed through the eye, and thus the shaft coupled in convenientmanner.

The lower part of the movable part D is made with a rectangularextension, d, and the horizontal piece of the same slightly out out orconcaved, so as to form a seat for one of the bolt ends of theaxle-clips.

A pin, 6, at the lower end of the fixed standard O, is inserted into thehole of the clip-bar, and by moving the post D forward the free bolt endis forced toward the hole, so that the clip-bar may be applied thereto.

The clip is spread before being applied to the axle by the clipbar G,and is afterward drawn together, the pin being placed in one hole ofclip-bar G, and the movable holder D against one of the screw ends ofclip. Then, by turning the screw forward, the clip is sprung into thehole of clip-bar.

What I claim is- 1. In a combination-tool for clamping purposes, theoombination of a supporting guideframe, a fixed and forked end standard,and a traveling post adjusted by actuating screwbolt, the movable posthaving a recessed top part, as shown and described.

2. In a combination-tool for clamping purposes, the combination of asupporting guideframe, having a fixed and forked end standard and bottompin, with an adjustable traveling post, having an angular bottombearing, for the purpose specified.

FRED NORRIS. CLAYTON E. SWEET.

Witnesses:

UDA E. HoPKINsoN, J. PORTER ORR.

